Sours

Question 1

Sour Standards

Answer 1

Normal ratio is 2 main spirit (60) to 1 Citric (30) to 0,5 Sugar (15)

Sugar can be less if the main spirit is sweet (ex. Amaretto Sour).

Sugar is normally syrup but can also be fruit puree (ex. clover club)

Egg white is often present in which case there’s a dry shake first

Not all are shaken. (ex. Caipirinha, )

Question 2

Amaretto Sour

Answer 2

Glass: Rocks
Ice: Cubed
Method: Dry Shake, Shake & Strain

Ingredients and quantities in mL:
Angostura Bitters 2 dashes
Egg White 15
Amaretto liqueur 60
Fresh Lemon Juice 30
Sugar syrup 10

Garnish:
Lemon Wedge and cherry

Question 3

Daiquiri

Answer 3

Glass: Chilled Martini / Coupe
Ice: None
Method: Shake & fine strain

Ingredients and quantities in mL:
Light Rum 60
Lime Juice 30
Sugar syrup 15

Garnish:
None

Tricks to remember:
Daiquiri is a sour and not a daisy like a margarita. Rum makes you think at pirates, pirates had few elements to work with on the boat, therefore sours were pretty common among them and needed alcohol for the fun, sugar for the bad taste of low quality alcohol and vitamin C for the scurvy. Sour has an easy to remember pattern: Spirit; half of spirit in citrus and half of citrus in sugar

Question 4

Whiskey Sour

Answer 4

Glass: Rocks
Ice: Cubed
Method: Dry shake, Shake & Strain

Ingredients and quantities in mL:
Angostura bitters 2 dashes
Egg White 15
Bourbon 60
Fresh Lemon Juice 30
Sugar syrup 15

Garnish:
Orange Zest & Cherry

Question 5

Clover Club

Answer 5

Glass: Chileld Martini / Coupe
Ice: None
Method: Dry shake, Shake & Fine Strain

Ingredients and quantities in mL:
Egg White 15
Re’al Raspberry Purée 15
Gin 60
Fresh Lemon Juice 30

Garnish:
1 Raspberry

Trick to remember:
It’s a gin sour with the raspberry puree takse the place of sugar

Question 6

Caipirinha

Answer 6

Glass: Rocks
Ice: Crushed
Method: Muddle, Build & Churn

Ingredients and quantities in mL:
Lime wedges 6 wedges
Sugar syrup 20
Cachaça 60

Garnish:
Lime wedge

Question 7

Gin Basil smash

Answer 7

Glass: Rocks
Ice: Cubed
Method: Shake & Fine strain

Ingredients and quantities in mL:
Basil leaves 8-12 leaves
Gin 60
Fresh lemon juice 30
Sugar syrup 15

Garnish:
Basil leaf

Question 8

Southside

Answer 8

Glass: Chilled martini / Coupe
Ice: None
Method: Shake & Fine strain

Ingredients and quantities in mL:
Mint leaves 8-12
Gin 60
Fresh lime juice 30
Sugar syrup 15

Garnish:
Single mint leaf